DCLPublicationDate: DCLID: AwardYear: Summary: Transmittal letter for the 1997-98 Electronic FISAP diskette package. JULY 1996 CB-96-13 SUBJECT: Transmittal letter for the 1997-98 Electronic FISAP diskette package. REFERENCE: Chapters 5, 6, 7, & 8 of the Student Financial Aid Handbook Dear Financial Aid Administrator: Enclosed are materials that are essential for the proper preparation and submission of the 1995-96 Fiscal Operations Report and 1997-98 Application to Participate (FISAP) in the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work-Study programs. They are as follows: 1. Two 3 1/2" diskettes Four 5 1/4" diskettes - one PROGRAM diskette OR - -three PROGRAM diskettes -Program 1 - one RETURN diskette -Program 2 -Program 3 -one RETURN diskette 2. Pre-addressed Diskette Mailer 3. Electronic FISAP User Guide 4. FISAP Instructions Booklet 5. Drug-Free Workplace, Anti-Lobbying, and Debarment Certifications Form (ED Form 80-0013) for the 1997-98 award year (referred to collectively as "compliance certifications") Page 2 - FISAP Transmittal Letter This year's Electronic FISAP diskette version (3 1/2" or 5 1/4") requires at least 640K of installed internal memory (with at least 512K available for the Electronic FISAP) AND a DOS version of 3.1 or higher. The size of the diskettes included in your Electronic FISAP package is either the 3 1/2" high density diskettes or the size you requested in response to our May (CB-96-5) letter. ( Note: The Department of Education no longer provides a Dual Floppy version of the Electronic FISAP). SPECIAL NOTES: 1. Complete FISAP submissions A complete FISAP submission consists of 3 items: - FISAP data (diskette or transmitted via modem) - FISAP signature page printed from your diskette (original signatures required) - Compliance certification forms (original signatures required) 2. FISAP Edit/Verification Your acknowledgement that the Department of Education has entered your institution's FISAP into our data base for processing will be your receipt of a FISAP edit/verification diskette this fall. If you do not receive it by December 1, 1996, please call one of our campus-based Financial Management Specialists. Tentative 1997-98 funding notifications will be mailed to all applicant institutions by February 1, 1997. 3. Reporting of Federal Authorizations in Parts III, IV, and V If your institution released any 1995-96 unexpended authorization this summer on the Campus-Based Reallocation Form (E40-4P), and you have not yet received an adjusted 1995-96 authorization letter showing that reduction, enter the amount of that reduced authorization amount in Parts III, IV, and/or V of your FISAP, as appropriate. Your final adjusted authorization will equal the original 1995-96 allocation plus any supplemental allocations minus any amount released in Section A of the ED Form E40-4P. Page 3 - FISAP Transmittal Letter Please refer to the User Guide for complete mailing instructions. Your Electronic FISAP must be submitted (mailed or transmitted) by October 1, 1996. Any questions which you might have concerning the preparation of the FISAP should be referred to the appropriate campus-based Financial Management Specialist listed in the FISAP Instructions Booklet. For technical questions concerning submission of FISAP data, refer to one of our Electronic FISAP Administrators on (301) 565-0032. Sincerely yours, Michele Selvage, Director Institutional Financial Management Division Enclosures* *Enclosures are currently not available for viewing on the BBS, but may be requested by contacting the Student Financial Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243. ********************************************** Attached is the file CB96-13.txt' that contains a copy of this letter in ASCII format. To download the file in the Windows environment, click on GET ATTACHMENT. To download the file in the DOS environment, go to the Print option and change the following parameters: ** use the spacebar to mark options To: Select Entry: Format: Press the enter key after you have this information marked and the file should download to your PC. |